Originally Posted by
Master Oil Racing Team
That's what Jim Schoch and Jerry Simison did at the Nationals at DePue Gene. You remember that I'm sure. The water was slick. It was as hot as if you walked out onto Frank Zorkan's patio in August. Jim and Jerry were racing A runabout side by side and inches apart. I think one started up, and the other went up in a blink. The boats toasted one another with a "clink" before they went bow over transom and Jerry and Jim both went to the hospital. They were Okay, as it turned out, but no racing until they got back, because there were no more ambulances. All this happened while they were dueling for the lead, right in front of the pits. That was a spectacular show.